Run-down schools still waiting for new buildings five years on [Independent.ie]
- Published: 15 July 2009
'Since he (Noel Dempsey) left office, schools have been in the dark'
THE Government's school building programme came under fire last night as the latest list showed dozens of schools still stuck where they were five years ago.
Despite the biggest construction boom in Irish history, sub-standard and overcrowded schools are no nearer to getting a new building -- and don't know when to expect it.
Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe yesterday published details of the €614m 2009 school building programme, providing details of more than 1,300 major projects.
